Sentences with phrase «middle act»

The ending was not the climax I was expecting, with fast - paced start and breathtaking middle act.

With the film is dragged down by its mediocre middle act, its strength certainly lies in an action packed conclusion.

While it is often most intellectually arresting when it subtly examines the personal impact of art and innovation, the overlong middle act stretches the film so that those moments don't connect to one another quite as deeply.

But Canada's wireless sector is mired in a never - ending middle act.

Coming in at just over two hours, it suffers a few saggy sequences (Rhodes» detour to Afghanistan, for example) that weigh down the film's convoluted middle act.

The film does sag a little in its downbeat middle act, as Bauman sinks deeper into denial about his PTSD and some inevitable confrontations ensue.

The characters feel like more than just props, and outside of a meandering middle act, the story has been given some attention.

The concept is stronger than the execution: the green Scott rushes too quickly into the debilitating effects of vampirism, leading to a lethargic middle act in which the deliberate listlessness becomes too detached.

The undoped pads in the middle act as a channel for electrons.

What deradicalization provides is a program in the middle acting as some sort of communicative bridge between security officials, family members, and communities.

So begins the middle act in Angelina Jolie's Unbroken, a wholly unabashed, mostly unsubtle tribute to Zamperini.

The middle act of «Django» sags a bit, especially in scenes that either go on too long or never should have been included in the first place (such as a boneheaded bit with a cameo by Jonah Hill that only serves to remind one of the Mike Myers scene in «Basterds,» another misjudgment from an otherwise smart filmmaker).

Even when it's dealing with exposition [as in most of the middle act], Indy 4 entertains by making the «Basil Exposition» character [John Hurt's Oxley] interesting — and tossing in some action or surprise every time things look to be slowing too much.

The middle act is a bit of a drag thanks to a somewhat forced subplot involving Lando's equal rights minded droid L3 - 37 (Phoebe Waller - Bridge).

Owen Wilson, who I don't even remember being in this, gets a lot more to do than I remembered, complete with not just the misfortune of being the «horny guy» in a horror movie, but a functioning character arc that adds some middle act intrigue to the whole affair.

Unfortunately, it returns to formula as the middle act begins to transition into the final act, inducing the sort of «gearing up for the big game» narrative structure, along with the «I can't do this» drama thrown in late in the second act.

Cas & Dylan lulls in the middle act due to pacing issues.

It's a story that takes turns and detours, jolts between peddling for time and well worth your time — a mundane conversation in a car transforms into a martial arts fist fight, and a middle act stretch seems largely irrelevant.

The first and third act unfolds in the couple's hometown, the middle act taking place in Maine.

The change of setting signals the middle act.

Setting up for a strong start and middle act, Joy's final act is perhaps the weakest point of the film ringing a bit hollow, still the overall takeaway is still smiles and hope.

There's also a nice, albeit brief, appearance by Ben Foster during the story's middle act that's ruggedly disturbed in its maniacal intricacy, the truths his character speaks dripping with a poisonous venom that's as repulsive as it is toxic.

The middle act in particular is where the plot drags, which isn't surprising since it puts more emphasis on Hennessy than Quan.

Need for Speed, directed with flair by Act of Valor director / propagandist Scott Waugh, is one of the few films that is far better in its middle act than in the beginning and the end.

On another, the middle act of the film feels like a greatest hits of horror montage.

However, the middle act, which lasts for most of this movie's running time, consists of American house parties, which are played very light.

However, I can see people who wanted a true crime story disappointed at the fact that the middle act consists of drunk, annoying teenagers.

There's some of the better raunchy, gag-less comedy material they've done in the opening and middle acts, but there's a point when the script becomes bogged down by a completely convoluted, typically romantic - comedy misunderstanding.

The middle act is in particular need of a boot up the rear.

Obama has proposed a «Success in the Middle Act,» which would provide federal support to improve the education of middle school students in low - performing schools by requiring states to develop detailed plans to improve student achievement, develop and utilize early identification data systems to identify those students most at - risk of dropping out, and invest in proven strategies that reduce the number of drop outs.

The Missing «M» in ESEA On the heels of the reintroduction of the Success in the Middle Act, NASSP's Patti Kinney speaks to the need of this important legislation and why the nation can no longer afford to leave out the middle level.

This united effort resulted in the introduction fo the Success in the Middle Act in the House and Senate.

Essentially, every story should have a three - act structure, with the middle act amounting to approximately 50 %.

You might not be bothered that the plot, while focusing in on social inequality and questions of authority in a way that feels particularly timely, loses its way in the middle act.

The soft silver grey custom - made ottomans placed in the middle act as a mediator between both areas, tying in conversations throughout the room and making sure the fluidity between both visiting areas are in sync.

Just picture the paneling where the windows are, and the table in the middle acting like a desk from time to time if one of us needs to pull a chair up to it to work online.